A New Beginning

Chapter 7: Revelations

Jaddu's POV:-

I sprung apart from her standing up and pulling her up along with me.

"What did you just call me?" I growled at her.

She squirmed under my scrutiny and looked at the wall beside her.

I let her take her time, wanting to listen to the truth from her mouth. I was shocked would be an understatement. I wished it was true and at the same time I was angry with her for lying all this time, and that was not all that I was angry with her about.

She chewed on her bottom lip before she peeked at me. She sighed loudly before she dragged her gaze back to my face fully, crossing her arms over her chest.

"I called you RJ." She said in a small but sure voice.

I felt myself stop breathing for a moment just staring at her dumbfounded. I had been sure of what I'd heard but her saying it aloud again was assurance enough to shock me.

I stormed out the room without letting her explain her actions. I was angry with her and though I wanted to talk to her and understand why she did what she did, I refused to do it right then. I had to calm down otherwise I would say something I didn't mean and I didn't want to hurt her or myself.

I walked over to the field and the stormy look on my face told my teammates not to mess with me today. I silently stretched before I started doing basic bowling drills. I did this whenever I was angry.

I took a leather ball in my hand and marked an area on the nets with a stick lying nearby before I started bowling at it again and again letting out all my steam and frustration but still making sure not to hurt my arm in the process.

After practise was over I just drove back to my hotel without even taking a shower. I was stinking but at the moment all I thought about was that I didn't want to run into Akku.

I got into the shower at my hotel room and that is when I let my thoughts finally run back to her.

Akku was my childhood friend. We were joined at the hip seeing as how our mothers were friends and we had grown up together. She was my neighbour and we both used to spend more time playing at each other's house than our own.

I was really close to her and she meant alot to me. She still did. She was one person I could never forget but I had to. I had to force myself to stop thinking about her everyday and move on.

We had been together till we were fifteen before one day she just left with her mom. She left without a trace. Without even telling me goodbye.

She had come to meet me a day before leaving and I had realised that something was wrong but when I had asked her she had refused the notion. I had decided to let it be for the moment and it was the biggest mistake of my life. It made her slip right through my fingers. If only I had pushed her more to tell me what was wrong that day I'm sure she would have told me that she's leaving.

I held my head in my hands and the water beads continued flowing over my body. It was a little soothing but today nothing would do.

I shut the water and got out in a towel. Rummaging through my cupboard I took out a plain white tshirt and sweats to wear.

I got into my bed and passed out immediately. It had been an emotionally draining day for me and I wanted to shut my brain off for the moment.